Summary: Which is it the for or the with that has your attention?

Luke 10:39 “ And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.”

II. The DISTRACTION OF LABOR

Luke 10:40 “But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.”

A. Tasks were demanding

“ Cumbered”; busily occupied.

“Much serving”; in providing entertainment for her guests. Though diligence in business and proper regard to family concerns are duties which should by no means be neglected, yet we may be so engrossed in them, and so troubled about them, that we forget God>

She got to thinking about the what instead of the whom. She has been distracted by focusing on dishes instead of deity. She has become distracted by focusing on the task instead of the truth.